Table 2.
Comparison of food intake (g/d) in recipes within the recommended range in Dietary Pagoda
| Traditional | NFES-CPW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (P25, P75) | Rec [n (%)] | Median (P25, P75) | Rec [n (%)] | |
| Cereal and its products, potatoes, and beans excluding soybeans | 309.5 (297.0, 318.8) | 29 (72.5) | 324.0 (319.0, 349.0)** | 23 (57.5) |
| Whole-grain cereals, and beans excluding soybeans | 35.0 (0.0, 40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 77.0 (75.0, 81.5)** | 36 (90.0)** |
| Potatoes | 50.0 (50.0, 50.0) | 9 (22.5) | 75.0 (75.0, 97.0)** | 40 (100.0)** |
| Vegetables | 405.0 (382.5, 430.5) | 40 (100.0) | 388.0 (367.5, 423.8) | 40 (100.0) |
| Fruits | 394.5 (345.3, 440.5) | 21 (52.5) | 365.0 (339.3, 379.5)** | 39 (97.5)** |
| Livestock and poultry meat, fish, shrimp and shellfish, and eggs | 151.5 (135.5, 166.3) | 22 (55.0) | 180.0 (175.0, 190.0)** | 37 (92.5)** |
| Livestock and poultry meat | 70.0 (54.0, 84.5) | 21 (52.5) | 70.0 (70.0, 78.0) | 29 (72.5) |
| Fish, shrimp and shellfish | 32.0 (0.0, 60.0) | 11 (27.5) | 60.0 (50.0, 70.0)** | 36 (90.0)** |
| Eggs | 50.0 (50.0, 50.0) | 29 (72.5) | 50.0 (50.0, 50.0) | 39 (97.5)** |
| Milk and its products | 420.0 (388.0, 431.8) | 39 (97.5) | 420.0 (398.0, 420.0) | 39 (97.5) |
| Soybean and its products | 16.0 (16.0, 18.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15.5 (14.3, 16.0)** | 0 (0.0) |
| Nuts | 10.0 (10.0, 10.0) | 37 (92.5) | 10.0 (9.0, 10.0) | 20 (50.0)** |
NFES-CPW, Novel food exchange system for Chinese pregnant women; Rec, The number and percentage of derived recipes with food consumption within the recommended range
P-values were assessed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test for non-normally distributed continuous variables or χ² test for categorical variables; nsP > 0.05, non-significant; *P < 0.05, significant; **P < 0.01, significant